Man shot in leg on Massapequa street, Nassau police say
A man suffered non-life-threatening injuries when he was shot in the leg by an unknown assailant Thursday afternoon on a residential street in Massapequa, police said.
The shooting occurred near the intersection of Fairfax Road and Cedar Shore Drive at 5:34 p.m., Nassau County police said.
The victim, 27, who was shot in the right leg, was taken to a hospital for treatment. His condition was not known.
Police asked anyone with information about the shooting to call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-8477.
All calls will remain confidential.
John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”
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